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Guatemalan Director Jayro Bustamante to Direct ‘República Luminosa’

Updated 2026-05-23 22:50 UTC 1 source Neutral

Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamante is set to direct the thriller República Luminosa for Paper Tiger Production House RT Features. The film follows a remote island town terrorized by 32 feral children.

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Jayro Bustamante To Direct ‘República Luminosa’ For ‘Paper Tiger’ Production House RT Features

EXCLUSIVE: Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamante (Ixcanul, La Llorona) is set to direct thriller República Luminosa in which a remote island town is terrorized by 32 feral children who emerge out of the surrounding jungle. Rodrigo Teixeira’s RT Features, which is in Cannes this year with James Gray’s

2026-05-22 16:09 UTC